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Climbing Parnassus
Although we’re only working on preschool this year, I spend a lot of time thinking through and developing my philosophy of education. No matter what mode of education you choose for your children – public, private, home or a mix – it’s important to have an idea of what your goals are for their education (Continue reading...)
Now What?
Our faith is not really tested until God asks us to bear what seems unbearable, to do what seems unreasonable, and to expect what seems impossible. ~Warren Wiersbe Last week our pastor preached on Genesis 22, the account of God asking Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac. The quote above was mentioned in the sermon, (Continue reading...)
Giveaway Winner!
Thank you to everyone who entered the 1001 Healthy Baby Answers giveaway this week. The winner, selected via the random number generator at www.random.org, is Alison S. Alison, check your email to get your copy of the book. Have a great weekend!
Sibling Rivalry and the Full Plate Diet – Week in Books #35
I bought Making Brothers and Sisters Best Friends at a garage sale thinking it would help me encourage my children to be better friends. As it turns out, the book is really more geared toward kids who might want to be better friends with their siblings. The book was written by three siblings, and I (Continue reading...)
Change Your Thoughts
One of the reminders I find myself repeating to the children over and over again is “Change your thoughts!” The idea comes from Charlotte Mason’s idea that we need to strengthen our wills to take our thoughts captive (2 Corinthians 10:5) because thoughts and attitudes are habitual and if we indulge the wrong ones we (Continue reading...)
1001 Healthy Baby Answers – Review and Giveaway!
******This giveaway is now closed****** The 1001 Healthy Baby Answers: Pediatricians’ Answers to All the Questions You Didn’t Know to Ask would be a helpful reference to own, especially for first time parents. The book contains essays by pediatric specialists on a wide array of childhood conditions, common and uncommon, including what the condition looks (Continue reading...)
How Our Day Goes
I’ve been reading a lot of fascinating blog posts from other moms on how a typical day goes at their house. I think it’s fun to see how other people do things. So for your perusal I offer what happened at our house this Wednesday. It’s fairly typical of our life and the type of (Continue reading...)
Cutting for Stone, Week in Books #34
Cutting for Stone is a great book, but I very nearly put it down for good after the first 237 pages. The book tells the story of a man born in unusual circumstances to an Indian mother and English father, then raised in Ethiopia during a period of political and cultural change, and who grows (Continue reading...)
Meet the Sponsors
It’s been a while since I highlighted the blog sponsors whose buttons appear in the sidebar. I accept ads from businesses and groups that impress me and seem like a good fit for my readers, with great products and good deals. Without further ado, here are the current sponsors so you can learn more about (Continue reading...)
I teach like I decorate
A friend of mine recently had her house professionally decorated. It looks amazing. While I’d never turn down assistance from a professional decorator, I think I’d have a hard time giving up my eclectic style. Our house is decorated with a mix of things – interesting pieces I bought when I lived and traveled overseas, (Continue reading...)